CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
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‘The Dark Knight’ Viral Marketing Rings Again From Cake-Embedded Cell Phones
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 14, 2008 - 1:47pmCHICAGO – Back on Dec. 4, 2007, we reported on “The Dark Knight” viral marketing activities that concluded in fans rushing around the U.S. to snag cakes in bakeries. Items were baked inside them and enthusiasts tore apart the treats to find out what they were. The Joker promised that the embedded cell phones would have a purpose later.
Production Stills Surface For George A. Romero’s ‘Diary of the Dead’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 13, 2008 - 9:01pmCHICAGO – The Weinstein Company has released 11 new production stills for George A. Romero’s “Diary of the Dead,” which will show at the Sundance Film Festival later this month and hits limited U.S. theaters on Feb. 15.
Theater: ‘Bird Dog Sedition’ Billed as ‘Most Dangerous Play in Chicago’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 12, 2008 - 7:42pmCHICAGO – With Chicago’s art gallery district as its conversational and thought-provoking backdrop, the free-thinking “Bird Dog Sedition” is written, directed and performed explicitly to dangerously deconstruct theatrical conventions.
Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Diane Keaton Walk ‘Mad Money’ Red Carpet
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 10, 2008 - 9:42pmCHICAGO – “Mad Money” rolled out a glitzy red carpet in Los Angeles on Wednesday and we have the photos to show it.
Paramount Pictures Releases 25 New Production Stills For ‘Cloverfield’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 10, 2008 - 4:23amCHICAGO – “Cloverfield” continues on its tear not this time with more viral marketing but with a “monster” amount of new production stills. In fact, there are so many we had to create an image gallery just to hold them all. There are 25 new images in total. The J.J. Abrams-produced film opens on Jan. 18.
Darker Director For Darkest ‘Harry Potter’? Guillermo del Toro Hopes So
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 9, 2008 - 12:07amCHICAGO – So, Warner Bros.: Yes or no? Darker director Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) wants to direct “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” so badly he bought the final J.K. Rowling book for his daughter and latched onto it himself so she had to say: “When are you going to give it to me?”
He solidified his position of passion for the gig to MTV on Tuesday.
Golden Globe Telecast Canceled; Awards Become Highest-Profile Casualty of Writer’s Strike
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 7, 2008 - 11:11pmCHICAGO – The organizers of the 2008 Golden Globe Awards on Monday announced the cancellation of its telecast. The move earned the title of the highest-profile casualty of the writer’s strike.
Following last week’s declaration to protest the event in defense of striking WGA writers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and NBC on Monday said the typically high-profile telecast will be substituted with a mere press conference.
Jack Black Drops Biblical ‘Year One’ Bomb in ‘Be Kind Rewind’ Interview
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 6, 2008 - 11:12pmCHICAGO – Though actors aren’t supposed to chat it up about their other films when they’re being interviewed specifically for one, every now and then they do and the focus of the interview changes entirely. When Collider.com on Saturday published an interview with Jack Black about his Feb. 22 film “Be Kind Rewind,” details willingly slipped about his upcoming film “Year One”.
Attempted J-Horror ‘One Missed Call’ Instead Grudgingly Makes Us Laugh
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 5, 2008 - 7:04pmCHICAGO – Hello, J-Horror. Please hang up and dial again. In fact, the message “please hang up and dial again” should have given to Eric Valette before accepting Takashi Miike’s remake “One Missed Call” as his American directorial debut.
Hollywood’s successful calling to remake mediocre J-Horror films has finally ended with this tragic interpretation of “Chakushin Ari” in which an evil spirit haunts the cellular phone network for a group of bad-acting college friends.
Redesigned From Scratch, HollywoodChicago.com Launches Version 2.0 Publication
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 3, 2008 - 12:30pmCHICAGO – After months of hard work and feedback from scores of people, we’re pleased to announce the launch of the entirely new, entirely redesigned and entirely revamped HollywoodChicago.com.
New Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Comic Book Cover Surface For ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 2, 2008 - 2:32am
Three new behind-the-scenes photos turned up on Wednesday for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” in a comprehensive Vanity Fair article.
Three Upcoming Marriage Films: ‘Married Life,’ ‘27 Dresses,’ ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 1, 2008 - 9:08pm If 2007 was the year of the war films, at least a portion of 2008 is focusing on the eternal vows of matrimony.
Report: ‘Transformers 2’ Moves From June 26, 2009 Open Date to ‘Unslotted’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 1, 2008 - 3:36pmCHICAGO – The Hollywood Reporter published a year-end film report on Dec. 28, 2007 with a bevy of standard box-office numbers. Buried on page two of the article, though, is the real news: the lack of a number for “Transformers 2”. The sequel is again directed by Michael Bay.
